There has been a huge amount of speculation over the future of Carlo Ancelotti
at Chelsea this morning, with bookmakers slashing odds on his depature. Matt
Hughes, our Deputy Football Correspondent, explains how and why it came to
this.

What’s happened? Is it all down to the departure of Ray Wilkins?
It has come out of the blue. It did start with the sacking of Wilkins as
assistant manager and the decision to appoint Michael Emenalo, the chief
opposition scout, as his replacement without consulting Ancelotti. On top of
that, Chelsea appear to be messing Wilkins around with regards to